Fujifilm Focus Modes Explained: What, How, When and Why (ft.X100V)

In this video, I'll be explaining the focus modes on most fujifilm cameras; what each does, how to use each mode effectively, when to use each mode and why you should consider using them. Enjoy!
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Timestamps for your reference:
00:00 INTRO
01:03 Manual Focus Mode
01:31 Focus Area
02:04 Number of Focus Points
02:38 MF Assist
04:10 Instant AF Setting
05:08 Depth of Field Scale
06:28 Single Shot Mode
06:55 AF Modes
08:41 AF Point Display
08:55 Eye/Face Detection
09:22 AF+MF
10:11 Continuous Mode
10:39 AF-C Custom Settings
11:06 Eye/Face Detection
11:24 Store AF Mode by Orientation
11:52 PRE-AF
12:17 AF Illuminator
12:33 Release/Focus Priority
12:54 Corrected AF Frame
13:12 Optical Viewfinder In Manual Focus Mode
14:13 When to use each focus mode and why
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[@IanMcCausland]

hands down the best video explanting the many options for focusing on these amazing cameras! THANKS!

[@christoombes7875]

As a new Fuji user this was a great tutorial, you explained it very clearly. Thanks for sharing 📷👍

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou for the feedback! Glad you found it helpful 👍

[@LucyS565]

Well done Jay! Excellent explanation. I enjoyed this very much!

[@firstMillo]

Honestly the best explanation out there! Thanks a lot Jay!!

[@jluispereira]

Thanks for the excellent explanation! It's a great help for me with my new X100v!

[@karlwalden3122]

Absolutely useful and totally clear ! Many thx !

[@julian.km85]

Best explaining I've ever seen and heard

[@ngonzale3]

Brilliantly done. Truly grateful for your tutorial.

[@leninmoreno4020]

Excellent tutorial and very thorough. Thanks

[@bayyoung]

Very well done. Keep up the great work. Thanks

[@carlosd.997]

Another great tutorial Jay. Thank you and Cheers!

[@lazyeyedjake]

This is a fantastic tutorial, well done!

[@kvncnls]

Fuji needs to hire you to make tutorials haha.

[@JayRegular]

Working towards these hopes and dreams 😁🤞

[@deepouterspace]

Absolutely! Even official Fuji's handbook can't be compared to this tutorial. It's so clear.

[@bryangideon5822]

Thanks for the tutorial very comprehensive and very helpful

[@luevshots]

The best focus tutorial, thank you so much!

[@anandito1305]

Great tutorial. I am still learning this on my X100f.

[@richthofen8543]

The best Fujifilm focus mode explanation by far. Well done!

[@mejiavincee]

this video is going to my saved list. great job

[@Ancaja123]

Amazing explanation. I’ve had this camera for 3 years but still learned sooo much

[@leesean]

I’m relatively new to Fujifilm cameras and found this so helpful. Thanks!

[@daniellew2720]

Thanks for a detailed but easy to follow tutorial. Great job!

[@JayRegular]

Thanks Danielle!

[@Painterinahurry]

Awesome video man! You've covered these technical aspects well!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou! I'm glad you enjoyed and found it informative 👍

[@DeanAllman]

Excellent. Best I have seen. Thank you!

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[@3lliexir]

Wowww! Many thanks for the effort and time you put into creating this vid. You rock 👏

[@Aners101]

this is a fantastic tutorial, thank you

[@mg1984]

It's a very clear, comprehensive and remarkable presentation of Fuji cameras focus modes. Very helpful. Thank you very much.

[@Hero_my_Hiro]

Great video!!! I fumbled around experimenting and learning the different focus modes.

[@JayRegular]

Thanks man! 🙏

[@barulak200]

Best tutorial i ever find. Thank you man!

[@joelbrunzell]

Just ordered an x100v, should get here in a few days. Been binging your videos a lot, and I feel so much more confident with my purchase with all of the prior knowledge you’re sharing 🤟🏻

[@gam3955]

Ouah, best ever explanation about Focus. Thanks a lot

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Hi from France. Just a word to thank you for this EXCELLENT tutorial video. I like your channel and especially this video helps me understand a lot of things others couldn’t. Please keep doing more of these. Bye.

[@atomicpuppet]

That was such a informative video, I learned a lot about my new XE2. You are a great teacher, you show and explain clearly what the settings do.

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou so much, I'm glad you find this tutorial helpful!

[@SoulKira8]

Such an informative tutorial, truely one of the best I’ve seen! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us😊!

[@JayRegular]

No worries! Thanks for watching!

[@juanicoportfolio]

thank you for making this tutorial, it's very helpful.

[@jimwlouavl]

Excellent video chock full of info. Thanks.

[@michapopiel7752]

This is the exact video I was looking for! Amazing job. Majority of these settings translates well to my x100f too :) Cheers!

[@JayRegular]

Thanks Michal!

[@GJSsongsmith]

Brilliantly done ! Many thanks 🙏 subscribed

[@backwoodstrails]

Excellent tutorial, coming from film medium format cameras, with only manual focus, this was extremely helpful!

[@paulhammer1363]

Just got my new fuji x100vi. This video is a lifesaver!

[@anastasiasky2345]

Wow, that was so detailed and helpful! A huge THANK YOU! for the work you put into this video. I recently bought my first Fuji X100V and was a bit lost with all the functions and options. So Thanks again! 🙏👍

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Anastasia, congratulations on your purchase! Check my playlist for more helpful guides 👍 and enjoy taking photos! 😁

[@richardperlin8958]

Excellent tutorial. Great explanations.

[@mrjackchappell8975]

Brilliant tutorial! Great job 👍

[@cwjonesII]

Excellent explanation. Very useful.

[@user-eb1ll6mv2h]

I'm often troubled with focus if Fujifilm. Thank you so much for explanation! Now it is clear!

[@thomasstanley5227]

Thanks for an excellent explanation. Best I’ve seen. I just discovered your channel and will subscribe.

[@martinyip65]

Just discovered your channel...brilliant descriptions! I never understood the 'all' option when selecting focus areas and there were a couple more hacks you uncovered for me even though I have quite a few Fujifilm cameras. Thank you!

[@JayRegular]

Hey thanks for the support! 🙏🙏

[@Classical416]

I have learnt so much from this video. Thank you

[@dxc3190]

Great video, thank you!

[@andresyamkovoy9651]

thanks for taking the time in setting this up. As a first time digital camera user, I really appreciated your tutorial. 🙏

[@JayRegular]

Cheers, glad you found it helpful

[@miamivicemastermixer]

amazing video, thanks

[@19Stride]

THANK YOU! This is exactly how a tutorial needs to be!

[@JayRegular]

thanks mate!

[@natalieweir6599]

I’m a total newbie to photography and was just gifted a fujifilm x100T … this was immensely useful! Thank you 🔥

[@refugeenius]

I'm new to the x100v and a little overwhelmed by the focusing options - thanks so much for the video! Looks like I'll stick to AF-S as my training wheels for now :)

[@ZANAHEALING]

Thank you so much for this super clear tutorial Jay! I was messing around with the m, s, c, settings and my focus was out of tune at times. So much clearer now :)

[@JayRegular]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@truebro77]

Really superb video mate!

[@anthonyfong4922]

Excellent video

[@donyzi]

Ty for your review !

[@manper5538]

Well explained very good

[@tayuanlee9700]

I am new to Fuji and am so confused with these AF options and how they behave. You are an excellent teacher and make the topic so easy to follow and understand. 👍Thank you so so much! ❤

[@youyao]

wow you're a star, this was immensely helpful!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou very much!

[@shookmusic]

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[@kiayaskinner9080]

This was so helpful

[@iChriggi]

Great video, very well explained :)

[@fecanes]

Great explanation, truly helpfull :D

[@YuriPrado]

Well done 👍 Thank you for explaining the differences. I’ve learned something new 😉

[@JayRegular]

thankyou! glad you enjoyed Yuri

[@cjk5655]

As someone new to Fuji cameras, I found this very helpful! Thank you for making this!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou for the kind words Chris! 🙏

As I am waiting for my new xt4 to arrive I am watching videos about Fuji system and thanks to you I now understand the focus modes. Thanks!

[@JayRegular]

thankyou so much and congratulations on your new purchase!

[@Limbic1000]

Your video is soo good and helpful 🙏🙏✌️

[@PokeyPoland]

Fantastic tutorial. Thanks a bunch :)

[@rgwightman]

This was awesome. Have been shooting Fuji for 6 years and this is the best and clearest explanation of focus on Fuji. thanks !!!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou so much Ron! 🙏

[@gohumberto]

Excellent, succinct, explanation. Thank you. Fuji's implementation of back-button focus in Manual mode is genius I think. It makes zone-focussing so easy and makes the camera super responsive. I generally just tap the rear AF button when pointing the camera about 4-5 metres in front of me, that gets me a perfect "Street" zone. At f/5.6 and 1/250th I just let auto ISO run to 12,800 for the ideal Street walkabout.

[@fabricefrankiel9130]

Thank you !very clear and interesting

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Fabrice!

[@ethierguillaume]

Great disoveries here, thanks ! Using the colored autofocus window in Manual mode is really an interesting option to focus on an object that’s not in the center of the frame. Very organic.

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou very much 🙏

[@bayusaputra5448]

Great explanation, thank youu

[@tayoakinmulero]

Very informative... Thanks for sharing 👍🏾

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou very much 🙏

[@maureenhanson1640]

Again..... the way you teach and explain, I finally get it. You should have way more followers. Thank you for the time and energy you give to creating these excellent videos ❤️

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou for the ongoing support Maureen! It means a lot 🙏

[@In-Rainbows]

Great video.

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Really helpful, thank you very much!

[@JayRegular]

Thanks Andrew!

[@cassidyraebarrera]

Super helpful

[@ossisavolainen6063]

Subscribed! This was really helpful! Thanks a lot! Just ordered an x100v Black :)

[@JayRegular]

cheers man! and congrats on your purchase!

[@sclogse1]

The X-H1 arrival last week has had me scouring youtube for these. Although I have the T-2, and can get what I want for my simple needs, the power demands on the X-H1 has made me want to make it as efficient and smooth as possible. (Face eye detection off, slower video focus transitions, etc.) These videos info have trickled back to my T-2 understanding. But even after all the youtubes, this is the first that let me know I'm supposed to hold those afc and afs buttons down while focussing. Superior channel!

[@srivathsannadathur9452]

Very well done. Please mention when the camera calculates exposure too in the three modes. .

[@danielf986]

Thank you!

[@spybeef]

Great tutorial. Liked and subscribed!

[@JayRegular]

Thanks for the sub Eric!

[@jnstrvl]

This is gold!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou!🙏

[@bloomvikung]

Coming from rangefinder film photography, these OVF features are quite easy to understand!.

[@sudhodayarecreations7125]

Tq for useful information🙏

[@Casp001]

I'm at XT-3 user and still found this very useful. Nice pace to the video. Well done on not resorting to clickbait or hyperbole.

[@JayRegular]

Haha Marc, clickbait and hyperbole has its time and place, educational videos is definitely that 😁

[@fredlouw2312]

Thank you for shearing....

[@timrosenthal46]

Excellent , thank you ..

[@ozhanozdil]

Thanks for the understandable narration ... Especially, the fact that you have used English subtitle is very useful for audiences whose phonetic English doesn't sufficient like me.

[@JayRegular]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ayfj4572]

Wow amazing content

[@wallaceshackleton1889]

I enjoyed the video, some good clear explanations of things that take a long time to understand without the video. The only criticism I can give is the interruptions from the adverts, which came at all the wrong time, interrupting your explanations. Still I gave a thumbs up.

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[@JayRegular]

Thankyou for the sub! glad you found it helpful

[@DarioCruzII]

Dope video. I'll be using Zone focus with the box set to medium size and continuous af my street photography.

[@JayRegular]

Haha that's very similar to my current setup! Works pretty well 👌

[@elasticcamtastic]

Thanks!

[@pasqualray1337]

Thank you.

[@pupoje]

Thank you, that was helpful. I watched this video basically because I’m struggling with slow autofocus on my x100v. I switched from x-e3 to x100v and it’s huge difference in af speed. Trying to take photo of my 2 year old son was very frustrating. I told him to not to move :), bit sa soon as I take out the camera he start to running toward me. , and all shots are blurry. I’m gonna try af-s with single af and eye tracking.